In and of themselves, nothing. Atheists don't 'offer' anything. They just don't believe in God. However, a huge percentage of the scientific community that has made and is still making those advances you mention are atheists. Coincidence? Possibly.
And who are you to say that we couldn't have done any better? Maybe we could have. If Galileo's revelation about the solar system had been accepted straight away instead of opposed by the church, who knows how much more could have been achieved? If the debate over evolution had already subsided, who's to say we wouldn't have done more? Pure conjecture, based on nothing.
And who are you to say that we couldn't have done any better? Maybe we could have. If Galileo's revelation about the solar system had been accepted straight away instead of opposed by the church, who knows how much more could have been achieved? If the debate over evolution had already subsided, who's to say we wouldn't have done more? Pure conjecture, based on nothing.
